Warren Buffett Recommended Books

"I would say this even if I weren’t married to the author: [this book] is a terrific read." - Bill Gates

"Melinda tells the stories of the inspiring people she’s met through her work all over the world, digs into the data, and powerfully illustrates issues that need our attention." - Barack Obama

"An urgent call to courage. It changed how I think about myself, my family, my work, and what’s possible in the world." - Brené Brown

"Such a valuable contribution to a topic that couldn't be more important to society today." - Satya Nadella

"[The author] had the courage to take a look at what was behind all of this religious belief in markets." - Nassim Taleb

One of the books on Scott Adams' "Persuasion Reading List."

Recommended on Dave Ramsey's website.

"The one book we encourage startup founders to read. [...] It's critically important for anyone in business." - Paul Graham

Derek Sivers mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"Seek to be understood." - Dustin Moskovitz

"One of the first books that really helped me achieve my management style and what’s helped me really be successful." - Ken Block

One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"

Bill Gurley recommended this book on Quora.

"One of my favorite books on value/distressed investing." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

"It’s accessible, short, qualitative rather than numbers-driven, and deeply insightful." - Lyn Alden

"I always recommend [this book] as my top business book." - Naval Ravikant

"Tremendous." - Marc Andreessen

List of books Bill Gates read in 2011.

Patrick Collison labeled this book "particularly great."

Tim Ferriss mentioned this book on Twitter.

"A great book." - Drew Houston

"The best business book I've ever read." - Bill Gates

Patrick Collison labeled this book "substantially above average."

"Tells the stories of 12 notable companies and how they navigated the trials and tribulations of corporate life in America back in the day."- Michael Dell

Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.

"I do a read [this book] often." - Shah Rukh Khan

Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.

Amanda Palmer mentioned this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.

On Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books.

"Information-dense and manages to be humorous and super entertaining." - Dominic D'Agostino

"A useful contribution to [the author's] fellow citizens." - Charlie Munger

"Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM

"The single biggest influence on how I buy and sell stocks." - DJ Vlad

"The foundation for investing." - Kevin Rose

"A phenomenal book." - Peter Mallouk

"I found it fascinating." - Bill Ackman

On Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books.

"[Part of] my biz book canon." - Ryan Petersen

"The former Treasury Secretary's front-row view of the financial crisis." - Bill Gates

"[An] 800-page description of the financial crisis and I found it pretty captivating." - MMM

This book appeared in a Literal Magazine interview of Carlos Slim.

"Details the extraordinary success of CEOs who took a radically different approach to corporate management." - Charlie Munger

"Stories about eight CEOs and how they mastered capital allocation." - Brian Armstrong

"It is, and should at the top of the reading list for CEOs and investors." - Michael Mauboussin

"Contains great lessons for investors because it highlights the importance of capital allocation." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

"A business-y thing." - Sam Hinkie

"A good read for any business leader but especially those willing to chart their own course."- Michael Dell

"Read this book. And know that Defi is coming after the Wall Street." - Mike Novogratz

Patrick Collison labeled this book "substantially above average."

Eric Weinstein tweet about books that mattered enough to him.

Brad Delong recommended this book in his website.

"Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM

"A book that I read when I was very young that I thought really kind of explained the investing world in plain English." - Peter Mallouk

"The 3rd most important book in my path to educating myself about the stock market." - DJ Vlad

On Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books.

Bill Gurley recommended this book on Quora.

One of 11 Books Bill Ackman told a young man to read before hiring him.

On Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books.

"Read any book by [this author], the founder of Vangard." - MMM

Bill Gurley recommended this book on Quora.

"Highlights [the author's] extraordinary career and personal integrity." - Michael Bloomberg

"[The author] is an American hero who has seen more and done more to shape the world economy than anyone else over the last 50 years. [This book] is a must read." - Ray Dalio

"Pretty great." - Jason Calacanis

"A great book." - Raoul Pal

List of books Bill Gates read in 2011.

"A great one -- had no idea Nike had such a long history." - Alexis Ohanian

"[One of the] best books I read in 2017." - Anthony Pompliano

"Loved [this book]." - Austen Allred

"A refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like." - Bill Gates

"All entrepreneurs should read." - Bill Gurley

"Memoir by the Nike founder and CEO." - Brian Armstrong

"Will demonstrate really shrewd compensation systems in a whole chain of small businesses." - Charlie Munger

"Most people here won't be able to put it down." - Charlie Munger